# Summit League Athletics Staff Directory

The Summit League has 11 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 1,385 tracked staff positions as of 27 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division I): 508 coaches including 158 head coaches, 137 sport-operations staff, 27 video & analytics staff and 125 in athletics leadership. The largest department is University of St. Thomas (159 positions).

_Data as of 27 Oct 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 11 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 27 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league_

## The Summit League at a glance

- **Schools covered:** 11
- **Division:** NCAA Division I
- **States:** Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota
- **Tracked staff positions:** 1,385
- **Positions with a published or inferred email:** 1,263 (91%)
- **Newest directory refresh:** 27 Oct 2026

## Which schools are in the Summit League?

| School | Division | Location | Tracked positions | Directory verified |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [North Dakota State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ndsu) | Division I | Fargo, North Dakota | 142 | 2026-10-24 |
| [Oral Roberts University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/oralsroberts) | Division I | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 89 | 2026-10-27 |
| [South Dakota State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southdakotastate) | Division I | Brookings, South Dakota | 143 | 2026-10-25 |
| [University of Denver](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/denveru) | Division I | Denver, Colorado | 136 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of Missouri-Kansas City](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/kansascity) | Division I | Kansas City, Missouri | 68 | 2026-10-25 |
| [University of Nebraska Omaha](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/omaha) | Division I | Omaha, Nebraska | 129 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of North Dakota](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northdakota) | Division I | Grand Forks, North Dakota | 134 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of South Dakota](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southdakota) | Division I | Vermillion, South Dakota | 130 | 2026-10-27 |
| [University of St. Thomas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/stthomas) | Division I | St. Paul, Minnesota | 159 | 2026-10-25 |
| [University of St. Thomas (Minn.)](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/st-thomas-mn) | Division I | St. Paul, Minnesota | 159 | 2026-10-22 |
| [Western Illinois University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/westernillinois) | Division I | Macomb, Illinois | 96 | 2026-10-25 |

## How are Summit League athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 11 covered departments, roles derived from published job titles break down as follows (one position per person; people with several titles are counted once by their most sales-relevant role).

| Role group | Positions | Share of staff |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Head coaches | 158 | 11% |
| All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators) | 508 | 37% |
| Sport operations, recruiting & equipment | 137 | 10% |
| Video & analytics | 27 | 2% |
| Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science | 203 | 15% |
| Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators | 125 | 9% |

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## Other NCAA Division I conferences

- [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc) — 19 schools, 6,619 positions
- [Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten) — 18 schools, 7,072 positions
- [Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky) — 16 schools, 1,959 positions
- [SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec) — 16 schools, 5,906 positions
- [Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10) — 15 schools, 1,937 positions
- [Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12) — 15 schools, 4,514 positions
- [CAA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/caa) — 14 schools, 1,895 positions
- [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-intercollegiate-athletic) — 14 schools, 566 positions
- [AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac) — 13 schools, 2,434 positions
- [ASUN](https://gowhistle.io/directory/asun) — 13 schools, 1,421 positions

## Frequently asked questions

**How many athletics staff work in the Summit League?**

1,385 tracked positions across 11 covered athletic departments as of 27 Oct 2026, of which 508 are coaching roles and 125 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

**Which Summit League school has the largest athletic department?**

University of St. Thomas lists 159 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 25 Oct 2026), the most in the Summit League among covered schools.

**Where does this conference data come from?**

From the staff directories athletic departments publish on their official websites, read automatically on a rolling schedule (NCAA Division I roughly weekly, Division II and III every three to four weeks). Whistle never publishes names, emails or phone numbers on public pages; staff can remove their details at any time at [gowhistle.io/remove-my-info](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

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